Parents Television Council: TV Profanity Has Increased 69% in Five Years
Dirty words are now "far harsher," says president Tim Winter, who points to a 2,409% increase in the use of the f-word on primetime.
Profanity has risen 69% over the past five years on broadcast TV, according to a new study by the Parents Television Council that compared the first two weeks of the fall television season in 2005 and 2010.
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